This made studying for my gross anatomy class pathetically easy. I just chucked all of the mp3s onto my ipod and listened to the mnemonics everyday. No reading or anything! I never liked studying the conventional way and with this I didn't have to. Thanks!
Kylie, 22 - UMICH
I'm a lawyer and had a case involving an injury law suit. I can't disclose any more information than that but it required me to have a good understanding of skeletal anatomy to cross examine. It didn't make me a doctor overnight but I learnt enough to hold my own in court. Thats for sure.
My mom actually bought this for me after she heard me complaining about how hard it was to learn the anatomy. I'm glad she did because it made it much easier to remember almost everything. I think all MD students will get a real benefit out of it.Today we’re writing about mnemonics for the skull. I thought this would be a fitting way to start of our blog considering this mnemonic is the very same one that we use as the example on the anatomonics homepage. On top of that this is a very common example that many doctors and lecturers use for student to help them understand how mnemonics can benefit their learning. Lets go straight into the example and then we can explain why its so effective afterward:
Cranial Bones
Cranial bones are a PEST OF 6
- Parietal
- Ethmoid
- Sphenoid
- Temporal
- Occipital
- Frontal
- The 6 reinforces that there are 6 bones in total
This is a great one because it does two things, list the bones and also throws a number in there to help you remember how many bones there are. Numbers have a great way of sticking in our mind and often triggering the memory which is the whole point of learning this way in the first place.
But that isn’t the only mnemonic for learning the cranial bones. There are several more including:
Cranial Bones
Old Pygmies From Thailand Eat Skulls
- Occipital
- Parietal
- Frontal
- Temporal
- Ethmoid
- Sphenoid
So there you have it, 2 great ways to remember all of the bones in the skull. Both of these are included in the anatomonics learning system. Do you know any others? Feel free to leave some more examples in the comments.